The FFA Pork Speaking Contest
Sponsored by Alltech and the Missouri Pork Association

The Missouri Pork Association continues its support of Missouri’s youth and FFA students by holding a speaking contest each year. Students proceed through their area and district before reaching the state final, where the top student in each of Missouri’s six FFA districts competes for the top prize.혻The state finals are held during the Missouri Pork Expo in Columbia around February every year. Alltech sponsors the event. Below are winners from previous years.

2017 FFA Pork Speaking Contest

Theme:혻 U.S. Pork for a Hungry World – Producing More with Less
First Place: Marlena Long, Paris FFA
Second Place: Mathew Morgan, Lamar FFA
Third Place: Madison Bader, Hermann FFA

2015 FFA Pork Speaking Contest

Theme:혻Feeding a Hungry World – How Pork Producers Have and Will Continue to Meet혻the혻Challenge
First Place: Ben Luebbering, Fatima혻FFA
Second Place: Zachary Duncan, Macon County R-IV혻FFA
Third Place: Bailey Henry, Chillicothe혻FFA